As CEO of PEAC Solutions, Mr. Stephenson is focused on expanding and further integrating PEAC’s global footprint to deliver financial solutions to manufacturers and distribution partners worldwide. With over three decades of experience in the financial services industry, he has held a variety of senior leadership positions, including eight years as the CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of DLL, where he played an integral role in creating one of the world’s largest vendor finance companies. He has also served as Chairman on the Board of the Equipment Leasing and Financing Association (“ELFA”) in the United States and was honored with the Chairman’s Award from the Associated Equipment Distributors (“AED”), an industry association that serves as a resource to machinery dealers around the world. Mr. Stephenson is also a former member of the Leasing Life “Power 50”, which highlights the most influential figures in the European leasing and asset finance market. Most recently, he was cited as the “CEO of the Decade (2010-2020) by the MonitorDaily, a leading industry publication for the equipment finance and leasing market in the United States. In addition to being an innovative industry leader, Mr. Stephenson is a strong advocate for corporate social responsibility and frequently speaks at industry events across the globe. He is a proud alumnus of Florida State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.
